He has the chance to continue adding to NHL history as Connor McDavid is four assists away from hitting 700 and becoming the third player ever under 700 games. The Oilers won't have to wait long for an opportunity to bounce back from <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/michkovs-three-points-lead-flyers-past-oilers-in-return-from-4-nations-break/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Flyers.</a> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BigHeadHcky/status/1893467968677519859'> </a></blockquote></div> They face Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals on Sunday in the second of consecutive matinee games back-to-back in a bid to jump-start their offense after a paltry start coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. It will not be a cakewalk. League-leading Washington, led by captain Alex Ovechkin, is fresh from <a href='https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2025/02/22/tom-wilson-leaves-capitals-win-penguins-injury-cross-check-ribs-ryan-graves/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>an 8-3 thrashing of Pittsburgh on Saturday</a>. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/capitals/player/alex-ovechkin-8471214' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Ovechkin</a>, 16 goals from Wayne Gretzky's career record, saw his five-game point streak snapped but had recorded four goals and three assists in the last five games prior to the break. <h3>McDavid could become just the third NHL player to do something special today</h3> For Edmonton, Connor McDavid was shut out in Philadelphia not long after his gold-medal-winning stint with Team Canada. He's four assists shy of 700, which would make him the third player in NHL history to achieve the feat in 700 or fewer games. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1893684326648201462'> </a></blockquote></div> He has 26 games remaining and requires 29 points to notch his fifth-consecutive 100-point season. Leon Draisaitl, on the other hand, had a goal and an assist versus the Flyers to bring his season tally to 41 goals and 85 points. He is still in the running for the Rocket Richard, Art Ross, and Hart Memorial trophies with sights set on his fourth-straight 100-point season. After the Washington game, the Oilers' tough road trek continues with visits to Tampa Bay, Florida, and Carolina, so Sunday's game is a valuable opportunity to turn the page.